A Room and a Half
2009-01-23A semi-fictional account of the life of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.
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Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
2005-12-20Tony Robinson accompanies James Cameron, the Oscar-winning writer, director and producer of the blockbuster film Titanic (1997), on a poignant farewel...
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The Queen of Kung Fu 3
2022-07-17The gorgeous big boss of The Bund, Ying, decides to end her career and live a peaceful life. But the various sects in the jungle are competing for the...
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Vivaldi, the Red Priest
2009-03-09The life of Antonio Vivaldi, called "the red priest", his relationship with the world and the Church, his spiritual battles, his love for a woman.
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Gallant Journey
1946-09-24Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn Ford...
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Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024-10-04A documentary film that delves into the life and cinematic career of one of Japan's most prolific directors: Ishiro Honda. The film will spotlight Hon...
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Stairway to Light
1945-11-03This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane treatm...
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The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron
2009-07-27“The first rockstar”, “Crazy, evil and dangerous”. This is how Rupert Everett introduces us to the British romantic poet Lord Byron. Between 1809 and ...
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The Life of Buddha
2007-12-05Over 2,500 years ago, one man showed the world a way to enlightenment. This beautifully produced Buddhist film by the BBC meticulously reveals the fas...
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Un cœur oublié
2001-01-01Monsieur de Fontenelle has resisted feelings of love and passion all his life, but at an advanced age he meets a young woman who makes him discover th...
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The Opium War
1943-01-14The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of ...
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Miracle at Moreaux
1986-01-01On a December night in 1943, three Jewish children escape from Nazi-occupied France and are given refuge by Sister Gabrielle at a Catholic school in w...
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No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990-10-12Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his ...
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Treblinka's Last Witness
2012-08-15Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman, the last two survivors of the Nazi extermination camp Treblinka, recount the horrors they experienced during the...
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As White as in Snow
2001-02-15Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dr...
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The Divine Emma
1979-12-21The opera lady singer Ema Destinnová is in all her splendor at the American stages. But in Europe there rages war and she decides to return home to Bo...
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The Sailor's Return
1978-11-15Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Ver...
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Angel Lust
2026-01-17Executed for defying society in 1782, Ophelia Danube is offered a path through time to find her lover again - if malevolent forces don’t stop her firs...
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